SEMICONSCIOUS

semiconscious

(adjective) partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

semiconscious (not comparable)

Neither fully conscious nor unconscious, partially aware but confused or distracted.

Source: Wiktionary


Sem`i*con"scious, a.

Definition: Half conscious; imperfectly conscious. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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